Monica Maria Vincenzi

Ms. Monica Maria Vincenzi

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 March 2025 in Cancers
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MVMonica Maria Vincenzi
Monica Maria Vincenzi
MMMartina Mori
Martina Mori
PPPaolo Passoni
Paolo Passoni
RTRoberta Tummineri
Roberta Tummineri
NSNajla Slim
Najla Slim
NMNadia Di Muzio
Nadia Di Muzio
Background/Objectives: Pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive disease with a poor prognosis, even when diagnosed at an early stage. This study aimed to validate and refine a radiomic-based [18F]FDG-PET model to predict distant relapse-free survival (DRFS) in patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). Methods: A Cox regression model incorporating two radiomic features (RFs) and cancer stage (III vs. IV) was temporally validated using a larger cohort (215 patients treated between 2005–2022). Patients received concurrent chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and hypo-fractionated Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT). Data were split into training (145 patients, 2005–2017) and validation (70 patients, 2017–2022) groups. Seventy-eight RFs were extracted, harmonized, and analyzed using machine learning to develop refined models. Results: The model incorporating Statistical-Percentile10, Morphological-ComShift, and stage demonstrated moderate predictive accuracy (training: C-index = 0.632; validation: C-index = 0.590). When simplified to include only Statistical-Percentile10, performance improved slightly in the validation group (C-index = 0.601). Adding GLSZM3D-grayLevelVariance to Statistical-Percentile10, while excluding Morphological-ComShift, further enhanced accuracy (training: C-index = 0.654; validation: C-index = 0.623). Despite these refinements, all versions showed similar moderate ability to stratify patients into risk classes. Conclusions: [18F]FDG-PET radiomic features are robust predictors of DRFS after chemoradiotherapy in LAPC. Despite moderate performance, these models hold promise for patient risk stratification. Further validation with external cohorts is ongoing.

21 July 2026 in Physica Medica
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ABAlfonso Belardo
Alfonso Belardo
MMM. Mori
M. Mori
AFAndrei Fodor
Andrei Fodor
MVMonica Maria Vincenzi
Monica Maria Vincenzi
PMP. Mangili
P. Mangili
CFC. Fiorino
C. Fiorino